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Mississippi Business NewsFri, 31 Jul 2015 20:53:11 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3Report: State economy still edging in right directionhttp://msbusiness.com/2015/05/report-state-economy-still-edging-in-right-direction/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/05/report-state-economy-still-edging-in-right-direction/#commentsThu, 14 May 2015 15:02:23 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=102512 By JACK WEATHERLY The short view is Mississippi’s economy is edging in the right direction. The longer view is that it is better than it was a year earlier. Those are two findings in a monthly report from the University Research Center, a branch of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. The Mississippi Leading ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/05/report-state-economy-still-edging-in-right-direction/feed/0FBI investigating hanging death of black man in Mississippihttp://msbusiness.com/2015/03/fbi-investigating-hanging-death-of-black-man-in-mississippi/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/03/fbi-investigating-hanging-death-of-black-man-in-mississippi/#commentsFri, 20 Mar 2015 15:21:37 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=98924PORT GIBSON — Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday. The investigation involves the FBI, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s office. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is also ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/03/fbi-investigating-hanging-death-of-black-man-in-mississippi/feed/0TODD SMITH — The Spin Cycle heads to SXSW in Austin, Texashttp://msbusiness.com/2015/03/todd-smith-the-spin-cycle-heads-to-sxsw-in-austin-texas/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/03/todd-smith-the-spin-cycle-heads-to-sxsw-in-austin-texas/#commentsThu, 19 Mar 2015 15:25:57 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=98896The Spin Cycle – always on the lookout for innovative thought that drives the branding industry – rolled into Texas for the annual South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals, soaking up the latest in emerging marketing technologies. Stay tuned for a full report from the event in next week’s Spin Cycle. SXSW offers the ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/03/todd-smith-the-spin-cycle-heads-to-sxsw-in-austin-texas/feed/0Hood asks U.S. for probe of 'steering' of customers by insurershttp://msbusiness.com/2015/03/hood-asks-u-s-for-probe-of-insurers-steering-of-customers/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/03/hood-asks-u-s-for-probe-of-insurers-steering-of-customers/#commentsThu, 19 Mar 2015 14:36:26 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=98872By JACK WEATHERLY Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate allegations that some insurance companies’ are “steering” auto policyholders to certain repair shops and coercing those shops to use inferior replacement parts. The intent of those practices is to pad the insurers’ bottom line, Hood said in the ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/03/hood-asks-u-s-for-probe-of-insurers-steering-of-customers/feed/5OPEC leader: Oil could shoot back to $200http://msbusiness.com/2015/02/opec-leader-oil-shoot-back-200/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/02/opec-leader-oil-shoot-back-200/#commentsTue, 03 Feb 2015 17:17:21 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=11204Right now the oil market is totally focused on finding a bottom for oil prices. However, according to OPEC’s Secretary-General Abdulla al-Badri we’ve already hit bottom. Not only that, but he sees a real possibility that oil prices could explode higher to upwards of $200 per barrel in the future. He’s far from the only ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/02/opec-leader-oil-shoot-back-200/feed/0MARTIN WILLOUGHBY: Doug McDaniel credits the influence of his father for successhttp://msbusiness.com/2015/01/martin-willoughby-doug-mcdaniel-credits-influence-father-success/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/01/martin-willoughby-doug-mcdaniel-credits-influence-father-success/#commentsThu, 22 Jan 2015 17:07:58 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=97752A critical function for leaders is to define the situation at hand for their organizations. Napoleon is quoted as saying, “The role of the leader is to define reality and give hope.” Similarly, famed GECEO Jack Welch’s once said, “Deal with the world as it is, not how you’d like it to be.” Defining reality ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/01/martin-willoughby-doug-mcdaniel-credits-influence-father-success/feed/0Rothenberg to address Delta 1000 during Delta Council eventhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/05/rothenberg-address-delta-1000-delta-council-event/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/rothenberg-address-delta-1000-delta-council-event/#commentsWed, 21 May 2014 13:32:51 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=10515The Mississippi Delta’s lead economic development organization is bringing in a noted political pundit to address members during its annual meeting. Stu Rothenberg, widely recognized political analyst, will address Delta 1000 members at the May 30 Delta Council Annual Meeting in Cleveland. “Stu Rothenberg has become a staple at Delta Council meetings because his many ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/rothenberg-address-delta-1000-delta-council-event/feed/0Southwest flight has close call as it lands at wrong airport with short runwayhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/01/southwest-flight-close-call-lands-wrong-airport-short-runway/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/southwest-flight-close-call-lands-wrong-airport-short-runway/#commentsMon, 13 Jan 2014 16:18:36 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=9262Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet escaped a near disaster Sunday night when their plane landed at the wrong Missouri airport that had only half as much runway. he Boeing 737-700 was scheduled to land at Branson Airport — just north of the Arkansas border — but touched down at Taney County Airport about seven ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/southwest-flight-close-call-lands-wrong-airport-short-runway/feed/0Newt Gingrich to deliver keynote address at Governor’s Energy Summit in Jacksonhttp://msbusiness.com/2013/11/newt-gingrich-deliver-keynote-address-governors-energy-summit-jackson/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/11/newt-gingrich-deliver-keynote-address-governors-energy-summit-jackson/#commentsTue, 12 Nov 2013 19:23:58 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=8819JACKSON, Mississippi — Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and 2012 presidential candidate, will deliver the keynote address at the Gov. Phil Bryant’s Energy Summit Dec. 5 at the Jackson Convention Center. The summit is presented by the Mississippi Energy Institute, a non-profit policy group that seeks to diversify and ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/11/newt-gingrich-deliver-keynote-address-governors-energy-summit-jackson/feed/0Where are we on this list? CNN stiffs Mississippihttp://msbusiness.com/2013/08/where-are-we-on-this-list-cnn-stiffs-mississippi/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/08/where-are-we-on-this-list-cnn-stiffs-mississippi/#commentsMon, 12 Aug 2013 15:26:46 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=7784According to CNN Money, America’s top 50 small towns are not only thriving economically, they’ve also got all you could want in a place to raise a family: plenty of green space, good schools, and a strong sense of community. … Unfortunately, there are no towns from Mississippi on this list. » Read complete story here ...